The Netherlands are preferred to progress to the finals when Uruguay and Holland meet on Tuesday in World Cup betting on the semifinals. The Netherlands upset Brazil in the quarterfinals and now must avoid overconfidence as they face Uruguay on Tuesday. The Netherlands has yet to lose a match in the World Cup online betting but head coach Bert van Marwijk is warning his squad not to ignore Uruguay. The largest difficulty for Holland might be a disappointment. They’ve got to avoid overlooking a Uruguay squad devoid of two of their best players after arriving off a quite emotional win over Brazil.
World Cup wagering odds list Holland at -160, Uruguay at +490 and the Draw at +255. The total on the match is two with the over at -130.
Van Marwijk is reminding his squad of what occurred two years ago when Holland was preferred to become European winners and then lost in the quarterfinals. He does not want Uruguay to be overlooked by his squad. On paper, it seems like Holland should win this match without excessive difficulty. The Netherlands won all eight of their qualifying matches and now they’ve won all 5 of their World Cup wagering matches.
Uruguay was quite fortuitous to get past Ghana in the quarterfinals as they made it on a missed penalty kick after Luis Suarez was red-carded for a handball. The handball was worth the cost nevertheless as Ghana missed their penalty kick at the conclusion of overtime sending the match to penalty kicks where Uruguay won 4-2. Uruguay will be devoid of Suarez in this semifinal match versus Holland as he was suspended. Uruguay will also be devoid of defender Jorge Ciro Fucile who is suspended and they could be devoid of hurt captain Diego Lugano and midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro. The Netherlands will be devoid of defender Gregory van der Wiel and midfielder Nigel de Jong who are suspended.
Suarez was really the hero for Uruguay as devoid of his handball the squad would have lost to Ghana. The teams were tied 1-1 after regulation time so they went to extra time. In the last minute, Suarez kept a shot from the Uruguay goal using his hands and then Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan hit the crossbar with his penalty shot. In penalty kicks, Uruguay went on to win the match 4-2.
For Uruguay to win this match they’re going to need Diego Forlan to score. With Suarez from the lineup, he’s the one true scoring threat. The Netherlands has far more scoring depth headed by Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder.
Only 5 teams have been involved in the last 7 World Cup finals odds, but that will change this year with the winner of this match between Uruguay and Holland in the final. Argentina, Brazil, Germany, France and Italy are the only 5 teams since 1982 to have played in the World Cup finals. If the Netherlands wins this semifinal versus Uruguay and Spain defeats Germany on Wednesday, there will be a first-time World Cup winner. The Netherlands played in the 1974 and 1978 finals but lost both times. Uruguay has collected the World Cup 2 times.
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